AP Lang Test 1.28.19 MC Practice
Keller: Th e strongest shift in the passage occurs in the following line
"But the roses—they were loveliest of all"
Keller: Th e imagery of paragraph one appeals to the sense(s) of:
I and III
Keller: Th e second sentence of paragraph two uses the rhetorical device(s) of:
I, II, III
boswell: All of the following are displayed as benefi cial to the art of biography by the writer except: (A) minute particulars (B) idle talk (C) table talk (D) a chronological series of actions (E) anecdotes
a chronological series of actions
carlyle: the rhtorical funcion of the line is best described as
acknolwdeing and responding to possible coutnerargument
boswell: 55. In context, the word "apothegm" in line 40 most nearly means:
adage
Keller: Th e purpose of the passage is to:
aint a picture of life before the writer lost her senses of sight and hearing
boswell: the bulk of this argument is made up of
appeal to various authorities
carlyle: line laws of grativation uses all of the following rheotircal techniques except
apposition
boswell: Th e passage as a whole uses the following mode of composition:
argument
Keller:Th e primary mode of composition of the passage as a whole is:
cause and effect
carlyle: primary mode of comp for paragraph four
cause and effect
Keller: All of the following grammatical changes would be preferable exce
changing "them" to "it" in line 39
carlyle: the style can be characterized by its use of all o fhte following except
colloquialism
carlyle: querulously means
complaining
boswell: Th e style of the passage can best be described as
complex and reasoned
carlyle: the second sentence is this typ
complez
boswell: Th e tone of the passage can best be described as:
confident
boswell: Th e second paragraph begins its argument with the use of: (A) counterargument (B) claim (C) evidence (D) warrant (E) logical fallacy
counterargument
carlyle:the primary mode of composiiton of the first paragraph is
definition
carlyle: the two fold purpose is
defnie what a king should be
Keller: Th e primary mode of composition of paragraph one is:
description
boswell: Th e passage as a whole relies mostly on an appeal to: I.
ethos
carlyle: rheotorical function of extended metaphor of briclayer is
illustrating the disastrous results
Keller: Th e line, "One brief spring, musical with the song of robin and mockingbird, one summer rich in fruit and roses, one autumn of gold and crimson sped by and left their gifts at the feet of an eager, delighted child," uses all of the following rhetorical devices except:
metaphor
boswell: line 12, the pronoun "it" refers to: (A) objections (B) minuteness (C) occasions (D) details (E) conversation
minuteness
boswell:Th e major claim of the passage is best stated in the following line:
of one thing i am certain...
Keller: Th e tone of the passage can best be described as:
solemn
carlyle: the major claim is stated in which of the following lines?
the ablest maan, he means also the tuest hearted
Keller: Th e style of the passage can best be characterized by all of the following except:
understatement